Lots going on in the community, and I needed to clean out my inbox . . . so here’s a random list of things you should know about!
CELEBRATE SOUTH MADISON
Please join us on Thursday, September 22nd from 4-7pm for Celebrate South Madison, at the Villager on Park, 2300 S. Park Street.
Carrying on a proud tradition, the South Madison Farmer’s Market, which begins at 2pm in the same location, is a co-sponsor of this event.
Full schedule details, and links to the event poster, can be found off our our new website at www.southmadison.org
Great food, wonderful music and dance, with lots of activities for the kids! And a chance to connect with the valuable work of southside neighborhood associations in building community.
Come help us celebrate the spirit of South Madison. For more information, call 608-819-8549 or write to smpc@southmadison.org to volunteer, or for more information.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN OUR NEXT FIRE CHIEF?
September 8, 2011
Invitation to the Public
Initial Steps in the Appointment of the Next Fire Chief
Public Listening Session: Room 260, Madison Municipal Building
7:00 p.m., September 20, 2011The Board is beginning the important task of searching for a new Fire Chief for our city. We welcome your assistance as we carry out this task through comments responding to the following inquiry:
1. What primary challenges face the Madison Fire Department over the next decade?
2. What characteristics of candidates for Chief seem most important to you in the following categories, and why:
a. Leadership style?
b. Administrative experience?
c. Field experience?
d. Community involvement?
e. Educational background?
f. Supplementary training?3. Do you wish to offer any other comments to assist us in our search?
Please consider this invitation carefully. Your participation is important to you, to the Department, and to your community. The Board will hold a public listening session for all interested parties at 7:00 p.m. on September 20, 2011, room 260, Madison Municipal Building.
You may also send your written comments before September 22, 2011, to the following address:
Chief Comments
c/o Scott Herrick
Box 1466
Madison WI 53701
or snh@herricklaw.netIf you require an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations to access this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (608) 266-4601 or TDD (608) 266-6573, at least three business days prior to the meeting.
FLU SHOTS
Free Flu Vaccine Clinics Begin September 21st
Vaccine Offered by Public Health to Uninsured AdultsOn Wednesday, September 21st and the next 3 Wednesdays, Public Health Madison and Dane County will be conducting flu vaccine clinics for uninsured adults. This service is available by appointment only. Appointments for these clinics can be made by calling (608) 266-4821.
Public Health has nasal and injectable flu vaccine available for children 6 months of age and up. You can see our clinic schedule at our website www.publichealthmdc.com or call 266-4821 for more information.
WYOU WISCONSIN UPRISING VIDEO ARCHIVING PROJECT
The Wisconsin Uprising Archiving project (WUA) will meet:
Wednesday Sept 21
7pm to 8pm
WYOU Community Television
(WYOU Studio or the Community Room)
Social Justice Center 1202 Williamson street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703Tentative Agenda:
Update/New Development
Benefit Nov 15Background:
The WYOU Board of Directors has authorized creation of a Wisconsin Uprising Archiving project to preserve video generated in covering the 2011 February and March Wisconsin uprising against the governor’s budget bills.The goal is to collect documentary video footage so as to make it available in one place as well as to preserve it for historical education for future generations.
You do not need to be a WYOU member or a videographer, everybody is welcome.
If you are interested but cannot attend but like to be keep informed, please contact:
archive @ wyou.org
608 249 8428
VOTER ID MEETINGS
The City Clerk’s Office will hold Voter ID workshops for the public at different locations around Madison. These presentations will cover the recent changes to state elections law, including requirements for photo identification and poll book signatures, and information on how to obtain an identification card for voting purposes. Join the workshop to learn about recent changes to state election law, including voter ID requirements.
Sept. 17, Goodman Community Center Food Pantry, 149 Waubesa St., 1:00 – 3:00 p.m
Sept. 19, Attic Angels Community, 8301 Old Sauk Rd, Community Room, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Sept. 21, Catholic Multi-Cultural Center, 1862 Beld St, 10:15 to 11:15 am
Sept. 21, Voter ID Question and Answer Session, Oakwood Village West, 6201 Mineral Point Rd, Nakoma/Westmorland Room, 3:00 p.m.
Sept. 21, Oakwood Village West, 6201 Mineral Point Rd, Tabor Great Room, 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 22, Rolling Meadows Neighborhood Association, Alliance Church, 602 Acewood Blvd, lower level, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 26, City-County Building room 201, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 28, Meadowood Neighborhood Community Center, 5734 Raymond Rd, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 29, 602 N Segoe Rd, The Gardens, 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 30, The Jefferson, 9401 Old Sauk Rd, 11:00 a.m.
Oct. 4, Coventry Village, 7707 N. Brookline Dr. 3:00 p.m.For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office at voting@cityofmadison.com or call at 608-266-4601. You can also visit the City of Madison Election website.
CITY STILL NOT REIMBURSED FOR COSTS AT THE CAPITOL
From Wednesday:
The Joint Finance Committee met today to consider the reimbursements relating to the security costs during the protests this winter and spring. The committee approved providing the funds for all of the communities whose audit was finished. There were four communities, including Madison, whose audit DOA had not yet finished. As to these communities, the committee authorized DOA to request the money under a passive review process. Under that process DOA needs to submit the request to joint finance, which has 14-days to meet to stop the request. DOA indicated that their audit should be done in the next week two, and that the amount remaining to be audited is very small.
PLAY WITH LIFE SIZE TONKA TRUCKS
Madison Parks – Big Rig Gig
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 9am-noon
Website: http://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/kids/BigRigGig.cfmA showcase of Madison’s premiere public services, employees and equipment.
Fire Engines…Dump Trucks…Front Loaders…Skid Steers…Tractors!Do your kids get excited when they see a big dump truck rumbling by or police car flying down the street? Put your imagination in gear, grab your Bob the Builder hard hat – and head on down to Madison Parks’ newest event featuring public services, employees and the cool trucks at the Big Rig Gig, on September 17th from 9am-noon.
Kids of all ages can climb on, explore, and get up close with their favorite big rigs including a skid steer, snow plow, tractor, cherry picker, front loader, fire engine, dump truck, police car, construction trucks, and much more!
Admission is FREE. Parents bring your cameras. Don’t miss this event!
Schedule
9am-9:45am: No Horn Zone
9:45am-Noon: Noise ZoneLocation:
Goodman Pool Parking Lot
325 East Olin Avenue
Event DetailsAdmission is FREE! Concessions will be available.
Limited parking will be available at the Goodman Maintenance Facility located behind the Goodman Pool at 1402 Wingra Creek Parkway.
Website: http://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/kids/BigRigGig.cfm
ZONING CODE MAP MEETING FOR 6th DISTRICT
Everyone is invited to a District 6 wide open house with Planning and Zoning staff to review the draft zoning map.
Thursday October 6, 2011, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ
2401 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704On March 29, 2011, the City of Madison adopted a new Zoning Code. The new Code replaces the existing Zoning Code which was last adopted in a comprehensive manner in the 1960’s. The new Zoning Code will take effect when a new Zoning Map is adopted by the Common Council. The City is preparing a draft Zoning Map which assigns new zoning districts to all properties within the City of Madison. The draft map will be presented for initial public review and comment at a series of open houses in all the aldermanic districts in September and October 2011.
You are invited to attend and provide initial comments on the draft map. Your feedback will help the City prepare a revised draft of the Zoning Map in the months ahead. If you have questions about the maps, please contact Rick Roll 608-267-8732 rroll@cityofmadison.com
Thanks-
Marsha
CENTRAL LIBRARY UPDATES AND BOOK SALE
New Central Library Updates
Thanks for your interest in Madison’s new Central Library. We’ll use this list to send out periodic updates about the new Central Library project over the next few years, or check the library’s New Central Library web site for news about the project.
September 13, 2011 – Pre-Bid Meeting for Central Library Construction – New Central Library Construction
In anticipation of the completion of the construction documents, the City of Madison will be hold a pre-bid advertisement meeting regarding construction of the new Madison Central Public Library on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 1:00-3:30 pm, at the Central Library, Madison Public Library, Room 202, 201 W. Mifflin St.
At the meeting, city staff will provide orientation to the contracting community on the City of Madison Public Works bidding process, present the library project design, provide a tour of the existing building, and answer contractor questions about the project or the City bidding process. Questions about this meeting can be directed to Bryan Cooper, City of Madison Department of Public Works, at 608.261.5533 or bcooper@cityofmadison.com.
The construction of the new Central Library is expected to bid in the fall of 2011. The Central Library will move to temporary quarters at 126 S. Hamilton St. during the construction of the new Library (see press release on 7/27/11). Construction is expected to begin in 2012 and the new library at 201 W. Mifflin St. will reopen in 2013. [map of 126 S. Hamilton]
Follow the Central Library project on the library’s web site or find out how you can support the new Central Library through the Madison Public Library Foundation.
For More Information Contact:
Bryan Cooper, City of Madison Department of Public Works, 608-261-5533, bcooper@cityofmadison.comMove-Out Book Sale September 14-17
What do automotive manuals, books on cassette, best-selling fiction, and children’s books have in common? They’re all on sale at amazing prices at the Friends of Madison Public Library’s last sale in the current Central Library building!Help our Friends clear out their sale storage area during a huge four-day sale from September 14 to September 17. Hours are:
Wednesday, September 14 – 10am-8pm
Thursday, September 15 – 9am-8pm
Friday, September 16 – 9am-6pm
Saturday, September 17 – 9 am-2pmThe sale features one-of-a-kind items, rare books, framed art prints, and books for all ages and interests, as well as large collections of automotive manuals and over 10,000 VHS videos and and books-on-cassette. Sale prices: $1 hardcover, $.50 paperbacks, plus specially-marked items. Saturday’s 9-2 sale is an all-day bag sale, $3 per bag. Stop in early for the best selection. The sale takes place at the Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison.
Subscribe to this newsletter and others by visiting www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/subscribe
BUILD BIKES FOR BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS
Humana is giving 30 bicycles to the local Madison Big Brothers Big Sisters program, in honor of Ride the Drive, and the company is looking for 10 to 20 volunteers to help build these bikes on the morning of September 17th.
Can you help?
Saturday, Sept. 17
10am – noon
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St. in MadisonTeams of volunteers will work together to build 30 children sized bikes (tools/parts/guidance provided). The bikes will be donated to the local chapter of BIg Brothers Big Sisters. The build will begin at 10am and the bikes will be presented to BBBS at noon.
Volunteers can RSVP to us or to publicaffairs@humana.com.
Ok – that’s it for now, I know there is more but I’m out of time.
